Bathroom fexture



J. G. zoLLElS BATHROOM FIXTURE Aug. 16,1927.

Filed Aug, 17. 192e room fixtures, andrelates more particularly Patented Aug. 16, 1927.

PATENT OFFICE. g

sonne. zoLLnrs, on IHILADELPHIA, rENNsYLvANiA, AssIerNonv 'roy Tns'rs'rrrn CoM- PANY, A rARTNnnsnin coNsIs'rING or PAUL PANHoizs'r AND JOHN e. zoLLEIs,

or rninannnriiie, PENNSYLVANIA.

BATHROOM Hx'r'mm Application led= August 17, 1926. Serial No. 129,729..

f This invention is an improvement in bathto means enabling the: project-ing parts of taps', valves andthe liketofr present an ornamental smooth finished andf ornamentalt ap-v pear-ance. f

Such fixtures, usually valvesy or taps, are of standardflengths', including aV valve casing adapted toi extend through an o ening in. the Wall, an escutcheon, and nut tireaded onto the casing toengage the escutcheon and hold it in place. The escutcheons of porcelain or thelike are of a frusto-conical form, abut` ting the Wall at their large end, While the small end is engaged by thecolliar.

Suchy Walls-l are'l not always of the same thickness, and with standard" sizek casings it may hap-pent'hat the casingl is: tooshort or too long' for the Wall opening. The casing must be threaded. frein its outer end to permitthe use ofI a threaded coll-ar, and if the Wall is thicker' than the purported dimensions, Vthe collar caimot engage the threads. lf' onl the other' hand the Wall thickness. is less than the purported dimensions, the threads of the casing Will be exposed pre'- senting an unpleasing appearance.

Itis desirable bathroom fittings ofA all kinds that all-parts be surface finishedas for instanceni'ckel plated, smooth, and as freey as possible from depressions of any character' Whichare liable to catch foreign matter, andthe bot-tomsof which are :pa-rticularly susceptible to oxidation. Threading is particularly objectionable inthat it mars the finish,` makes pl'atingfimpracticable, and' provides a surface' very diflicuitto clean and to keep clean. Y v

One' of" the primary objects'of the' present invention is the provision-off av fixture` ofl'the character in question, so' arranged that the entire fixture Will* present on the bathroom side asmooth surfacefin'ished of an; ornamental` nature.- i

Another object is the provision ofa fixi ture of the characterv in' questioni presenting all of the appearances-of the'- usual fixture and Without material increase infy the cost thereof.'v

Vith theseand other-objects in v'iew'tlie invention consists in thet construction and nouelsombnation off parts. fully described hereinafter, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the' claims.

appended hereto,.it being understood that various changes'in; the form, proportion, size'and minor details of construction wit-hin the scope of the claims, may bev resorted to without departing Vfrom the. spirit of the invention.

inthe `drawings forming a part hereof:

Fig.. l is a perspective View of the iinproved -xture inl place.

Fig. 2' is a; horizontal section of the Wall` and the escutcheon With the. fixture partly in' section. Y

In the present embodiment of the invention, the improved fixture includes a valve casing l of the usual construction, which is. adaptedl to extend through an opening 2 in the Wall 3 of a bathroom. The fixture includes also a' valve, notshowmoperated by .relatively long as: shown, ext-ending from the nut 7 to near the handle 5, and the said sleeve is surface finished.

The' surface finish may be in the form .of plating,- as for instance nickel, and the surface of the sleeve is smooth and free from depressions of every character. If f'desired a part thereof vat the inner end may 'be roughened, or unfinished, forv .facilitating the grip of nippers when turning'the sleeve into: place. In the drawings thisl part is indicated at 8a Thezescutcheon. 9, which may be of any suitable inateriail, as for instance porcelain, is substantially frustoconical in shape, the

small'. end encircling the housing sleeve, While the" large end is adapted to. engagey the Wall 3 of the bathroom., Preferably the eseutcheonf is of a size at the small end somewhat greater than the diameter of the sleeve', so. t at an `annular space is provided between the escutcheon end and the sleeve.

` to center the valve.

In order to hold the escutcheon in place, a collar l0 is slidably mounted on the sleeve, the collar being adapted to abut the small end of the escutcheon, to hold it against the Wall, and the collar has a tubular extension 1l fitting Within the escutcheon,and serving to fill rthe annular space before mentioned thus to properly center the escutcheon. A set screw l2 is threaded through the collar, and is designed to engage the sleeve, to clamp the collar thereto in adjusted position. L

The collar is surface finished in the same manner as the sleeve and the exposed part of the valve stem, Which when the `valve is closed is so small as to be negligible. In practice the set screw l2 Will be on the underside of the fixture, so that it is hidden.

In the construction described, the Walls with which it is used may vary greatly in thickness from the purported dimensions, and the fixture will still present on the bathroom side a pleasing surface, all parts of which are finished and ornamental. The housing sleeve 6 is of sufficient length to extend Well beyond the escutcheon even With a Wall much thicker than usual. In practice the sleeve may extend beyond the casing two inches more or less, thus to provide for at least an inch variance in Wall thickness. When the valve is closed, the handle 5 is so close to the end of the sleeve that it appears' to be the valve stem.

Vhile the collar is shown as provided With the tubular extension ll, it is obvious that the opening at the small end of the sleeve might be of a diameter such that no tubular extension would be necessary on the collar The improved fixture enables the parts which project into .the bathroom to present an entirely finished appearance, surface plated throughout, easily cleaned and kept clean, and not susceptible to oxidation lhat is claimed as new is:

l, A bathroomv fixture, such as a valve, adapted to extend through an opening in a bathroomwvall and capable of use With Walls of different thickness to present a Wholly smooth, nished and ornamental surface on the bathroom side regardless of the Wall thickness, comprising a casing, a valve stem, and a packing means for the stem, the packing means including` a smooth surface finished housing sleeve encircling the stem and extending from the casing to near the end of the stem, a substantially frusto-conical escutcheon encircling` at its small end the sleeve and adapted at its large end to abut the Wall, and a collar fitting the housing sleeve and abutting the end of the escutcheon to hold it in place, the collar having means to clamp the same to the sleeve in adjusted position.

2. A bathroom fixture, such as a valve,

adapted to extend through an opening in a bathroom Wall and capable of u se with Walls of different thickness to present a, Wholly smooth, finished and ornamental surface on the bathroom side regardless of the Wall thickness, comprising a casing, a valve stem, and a packing means for the stem, the packing means including a smooth surface linished housing sleeve encircling the-stem and extending from the casing to near the end of the stem, a substantially frusto-conical escutcheonv encircling at. its small end the sleeve and adapted at its large end to abut the Wall, and a collar fittingy the housing sleeve and abutting the end of the escutcheon and provided with means to, clamp the collar to the sleeve, said collar having a tubular extension fitting Within the small end of the escutcheon tocenter the same.

3. Means enabling the projecting parts of bathroom fixtures such as taps or valves to present a Wholly finished surface, comprising `a housing Isleeve y'for the valvev 'stem adapted to extend from the casing to near the handle of the stem, a substantially truste-conical escutcheon encircling the housing at its small end, and adapted to abut the Wall at its large end, and a holding collar for the escutcheon encircling and fitting the housing sleeve and havingvmeans to fix the collar on the housing sleeve, the collar, housing sleeve and valve stem finished to provide a smooth surface from the bathroom Wall to the valve stem handle.

4. In combination, a valve casing adapted to extend through an opening in a Wall, a valve stem, and a packing means for the stem including a housing sleeve, an escutcheon encircling the housing sleeve and adapted to engage the face of the Wall, the

housing sleeve and stem extended beyond the casing to provide for different thicknessesy of Wall, the housing sleeve smooth surface finished from near thecasing end, and a collar freely slidable on the housing sleeve to engage the escutcheon yand hold it in place, and having means to clamp the collar on the housing sleeve. l

5. Means enabling the projecting partsof bathroom fixtures such as taps or valves to present a Wholly finished surface, comprising a housing sleeve for the valve stem adapted to extend from the casing to .the handle of the valve stem and to cover substantially all of the stem, a substantially frusto-conical escutcheonA encircling the housing sleeve at its small end and adapted to abut the Wall at its large end, and a holding collar for the escutcheon slidable on the housing sleeve and having means to secure it thereto.

6. Means enabling the projecting parts of bathroom fixtures such as taps or valves to present a Wholly finished appearance, comprising a housing sleeve for the valve stem YOU adapted to extend from the casing to the end of the casing and the adjacent end of handle of the stem and to cover substanthe housing sleeve, and freely slidable on 10 tially all of the stem, a substantially frustothe housingA when the securing means is reconical escutcheon encircling the housing leased.

sleeve at its small end and adapted to abut Signed at Philadelphia, in the county of the Wall at its large end, and means to se- Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, cure the escutcheon to the housing, said this thirteenth day of August A. D. 1926. escutcheon adapted to cover, and conceal the JOHN Gr. ZOLLEIS. 

